What is "folia"

Folium \Fo"li*um\, n.; pl. E. Foliums, L. Folia. [L., a leaf.]

1. A leaf, esp. a thin leaf or plate.

2. (Geom.) A curve of the third order, consisting of two infinite branches, which have a common asymptote. The curve has a double point, and a leaf-shaped loop; whence the name. Its equation is x^ 3 + y^ 3 = axy.

n. (plural of folium English)

1. n. a thin layer or stratum of (especially metamorphic) rock

2. [also: folia (pl)]

See folium

La Folía (Spanish), also folies d'Espagne (French), Follies of Spain (English) or Follia (Italian), is one of the oldest remembered European musical themes, or primary material, generally melodic, of a composition, on record. The theme exists in two versions, referred to as early and late folias, the earlier being faster.

Folia (Portuguese "merrymaking", Italian) or Folía (Spanish) may refer to: